Improvement in fastenings for horse-collars



J. MARTIN. Fastening. for Horse-Collars.

No. 203354. Patented May 7,1878.

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UNITED STATE S PATENT OFFICE JAMES MARTIN, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS EIGHT TO J. PERRIN JOHNSON, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN FASTENINGS FOR HORSE- COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,354, dated May 7, 1878; application filed August 15, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs MARTIN, of the city of Peoria, in the county of Peoria, in the State of Illinois, have invented an Improvement in Horse-Oollar-Finishing Trimming or Clasp; and do hereby declare that the follow- I ing is a full, clear, and exact description thereters a recess in the other division, where it is detained by a spring-detent, made adjustable, if desired-i. 8., with several holes, notches, &c., for the retention of said tongue. The recess for'the catch or spring-detent forms the rear side of the hollow in the upper surface of the clasp, in which the hame-straps rest, the opposite side of said hollow being formed by a vertical peak or projection of one or both divisions of the clasp in front or forward edge of said clasp.

One of the forms in whichI make this clasp or collarfinishing trimming is as follows: A A are the two sides of the collar, each inserted in one of the sockets a (designed for that purpose) in the clasp B G. B is one-half of said clasp, provided with socket or recess a for the reception of the end of the collar (rim and bulge) Ain which it is firmlysecured by means of screws 70, which pass completely through both collar and clasp. The joint where the clasp meets its fellow O is straight from front to rear, and rises forward into a peak, h, designed to prevent the hames from passing for-. ward off of the collar. On the rearedge of this division B of the clasp is a socket, b, to re ceive the tongue i of the other division of the clasp C, said socket causing a rising of the clasp at this place, and forming, in conjunction with the peak h, the hame-strap hollow. A slot, g, in the vault or ceiling of this socket b is filled by a pivoted catch, d, pivoted so as to fill said slot entirely on a cross-pin, 6, set

in the sides of the socket b, said catch being retained bymeans of a tongue, m, which passes below said pin, so as to form a crotch. A spiral spring, n, is placed beneath the inner end of said catch d, which forces the outer end "of the catch downward, so as to rest the head or hookf of the same upon the floor of said socket, ready to rise when the wedge-shaped end of the tongue 11 is inserted into said socket, and immediately fall into one of the holes for that purpose in said tongue; 0, the other division of the clasp, like the other in all respects, save the socket which receives the tongue. The latter (tongue) projects from the straight front edge of said clasp O, wedgefashioned at its point, and provided with adj Listing-holes 2 2, &c., to receive the the catch c. It is fastened to the collar exactly as is the case with its fellow division B. Beneath both of these is placed a pad, 0, or leather flap, its lower end being sewed to one side of the collar A, and designed to prevent the abrasion of the neck of the draftanimal.

The advantages of this invention are obvious: First, such clasp enables a collar to be instantaneously clasped or fasten ed on the animals neck second, it is adjustable, similar to other fastenings, to thicker or thinner necks; third, there can be no galling of the neck from cutting by means of the name-straps or collarstraps; fourth, the hames cannot slip forward by reason of the peak h fifth, the collar-joint cannot twist when thus fastened, or get out of shape, or become worn through by the hamestraps.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A metal clasp for a horse-collar having the hollow or saddle which receives the hame straps or fastenings of the hames formed in front by a peak, h, or projection, and the rear. part of said hollow formed by the tongue or catch-socket 12, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of the clasp B, having pivoted spring-catch d set in the slot 9 in the surface of clasp, and perforated tongue i and clasp 0, both clasp-divisions separating vertically down the peak h, substantially as and for the purposes described.

- In testimony that I claim the foregoing collanclasp for horse-collars I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of July, A. D'. 1877. JAMES MARTIN.

Witnesses LUTHER THURLOW, HENRY W. WELLs. 

